Gingrich honors Bob Wilson
as Entrepreneur of the Year from Illinois
 Former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich (left) and his wife, Callista Gingrich (right), congratulate Bob and Stephanie Wilson of Carmi at a recent banquet in Washington, D.C. See story for details.
Carmi Times
Thu Oct 22, 2009, 04:42 PM CDT
Carmi, Ill. -
Robert L. Wilson, president and owner of Les Wilson, Inc., has been honored as the American Solutions' 2009 Entrepreneur of the Year from Illinois.
Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House and general chairman of American Solutions, recognized Wilson at an American Solutions awards dinner Sept. 23 at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington, D.C.
"He talked with us for about 30 minutes," Wilson told The Times of the group of 50 state winners honored. Each winner was asked to share his thoughts with the former Speaker, and Wilson said he expressed the need for lawmakers to create incentives to encourage the exploration for oil and gas in the U.S.
Gingrich said it's important that the resources already present in this country be used, as well. And he said he's looking for ideas that can be used to turn the country around.
Wilson, who runs the company his grandfather founded in 1939 and his father ran for years, said Les Wilson Inc. is now operating four rotary rigs (with a fifth likely to begin work soon) and ten service rigs in five states. The company has about 180 employees and has more than doubled in size in the last few years.
"The biggest reason we're doing so well," said Wilson, is that I made a change in my life. I was saved and I'm
now following Jesus.
Coming To the Rig
in 2010
Well known Evangelist Ken Freeman
Friday, Saturday & Sunday
March 12 @ 7 Pm.... March 13 @ 7 Pm
and also March 14 @ 2 Pm
With the ability to connect to people of any age group, culture, or background, evangelist Ken Freeman lives with a passion to bring people to know Christ and to make a deeper, more intimate, commitment to Him.
Ken has been blessed with a beautiful wife, Debbie, two beautiful children, and eight beautiful grandchildren. He has a passion for his ministry and he’s had an enormous amount of opportunities to do what he loves most, lead people to Christ. All of this being said, it’s important to note, Ken’s life has not always been this way.
The son of an alcoholic mother and an absentee father, Ken’s life was filled with abuse and neglect. Often times he and his sister would be left for days while his mother satisfied her addiction to alcohol and possible other drugs. Other times she’d leave them with a boyfriend who would physically and sexually abuse them. There were times he thought about suicide. Other times he thought about murder. His life seemed out of control. Ken spent his life running, trying to survive. He was bitter, hurt, and alone.
Despite a horrifying childhood, Ken defied all odds with one choice that would change his life forever, his decision to accept Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Savior. With that one choice Ken’s years of mental and physical abuse turned from a useless mess, to a powerful message.
God has blessed Ken as he has been in the ministry for over 30 years, serving as a youth leader for about 12 years , and an evangelist for well over 25 years. He has seen over 200,000 decisions for Christ, one of which was his own father, been in over 3000 churches, written two books, and built a ministry around this one choice to accept Christ.
Ken has traveled throughout the United States and into Canada to tell people about the Living God who has the power to transform lives. He speaks at churches, revivals, conventions, conferences, and retreats of all kinds. He even speaks in public schools, encouraging students not to give into peer pressure and to live a life that makes a difference. One principal commented, “Our kids have never behaved so well during an assembly. They had a good time, but when he got down to it, you could have heard a pin drop.”
Ken’s approach to evangelism allows him to grab the attention of his audience through humor and his down to earth personality. His message, then, is always delivered in a fresh, easy to understand manner that roots itself in God’s word. Ken’s ability to be versatile allows him to communicate well in any setting, traditional or contemporary, school auditorium or church staff meeting, a large convention or an intimate retreat.
One thing is certain; God has given Ken a passion for the lost and the brokenhearted that is evident within his ministry and his everyday life.
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For One Night Only..
April 17 Saturday Night @ 7 Pm
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In 2010
David Ring
Check out his website At
www.davidring.org
Few individuals have felt the crushing blows that have besieged David Ring since birth. He was born to lose. On October 28th, 1953, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, David was born with Cerebral Palsy. Orphaned at age 14, he was cast about from family to family with nowhere to call home. He endured constant physical pain, humiliating public ridicule and constant discouragement. Yet in the face of these seemingly insurmountable obstacles, David emerged not victimized…but victorious!
Life was worse than hopeless to him until his relationship began with Jesus Christ who taught him self-respect and acceptance of his physical challenges. To most, physical challenges of this magnitude would prove to be a tombstone. For David Ring, this coming of age was and remains a milestone.
You’ve never heard a speaker quite like David Ring. Although difficult to understand at first, you will soon find yourself captured by his quick wit and warm personality.
Come hear the the powerful testimony of how David Ring went from victim to Victorious in life.
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